The flights are almost booked, the plan is in the works.... my first rotation out of Egypt will be July 4-23 to Colombia for Frumby's wedding and related digressions. That puts me "in-country", as they say in the biz, for 19.5 weeks. Nothing against Egypt but it will be a welcome 
break from the various nuances that we deal with over here... Mind you, my trip out will be to another non-English speaking country where things may also not run as smoothly as in a place like, say, Calgary. Whenever I get to live full-time in a Western 1st world country again I don't know what I'll do with myself... being able to drink beer out of a glass I know has seen soap and hot water, buy something with a price tag and know I'm not 'taking one u.t.a.', drive a car where road rules are published and not optional, and not have to a time-zone calculation before I make a phone call only to realize that it's 3am at the destination.
break from the various nuances that we deal with over here... Mind you, my trip out will be to another non-English speaking country where things may also not run as smoothly as in a place like, say, Calgary. Whenever I get to live full-time in a Western 1st world country again I don't know what I'll do with myself... being able to drink beer out of a glass I know has seen soap and hot water, buy something with a price tag and know I'm not 'taking one u.t.a.', drive a car where road rules are published and not optional, and not have to a time-zone calculation before I make a phone call only to realize that it's 3am at the destination.Anyway... Cairo to Bucaramanga for a week via Paris and Bogota on the 4th, then to Cartagena on the 10th for a week, then to Bogota for a week before returning to Cairo on the 22/23rd. Another small bonus: surf in Cartagena.
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